Could somebody do me a favor and explain parabolas? (The 10th grade stuff, not the 9th or earlier stuff)

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Timmyspu · Answer

What have you already learned about parabolas?

snowflake0531 · Answer

We did parabolas in algebra 1 and algebra 2/trig but 10th grade math is geometry o-0
I don't remember doing parabolas in that-

JamesTDG · Answer

@timmyspu it is a bit hard to understand it, they slapped a giant equation in my face and told me to solve it

Timmyspu · Answer

Ok could you show us the equation so we could better help you?

JamesTDG · Answer

sure

JamesTDG · Answer

Here it is. It wants me to use this to help explain EVERYTHING

Timmyspu · Answer

Ok, I forgot how to do this because it has been a long time since I did that so I would probably give you a wrong answer. But @snowflake0531 could help you.

snowflake0531 · Answer

We didn't do this in algebra 1 nor geometry, and I have no idea what the question is asking
and with no context, what is that screenshot trying to show... :)

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